All About Color #74BBD8

#74BBD8

About #74BBD8

#74BBD8 is a light blue color with the hex code #74BBD8. In RGB it is red 116, green 187, blue 216; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 56%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 46%, 13%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.13:1 on white and 9.84:1 on black.

#74BBD8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, BB, D8
CMYK46.30%, 13.43%, 0.00%, 15.29%
RGB Decimal116, 187, 216
HSL197°, 56%, 65%
RGB Octal164, 273, 330
HSV (HSB)197.40°, 46.30%, 84.71%
RGB Binary1110100, 10111011, 11011000
CIE-L*AB72.37, -14.62, -21.50
RGB Percent45.49%, 73.33%, 84.71%
CIE-L*CH72.37, 26.00, 235.79
XYZ37.37, 44.21, 71.53
CIE-L*UV72.37, -32.46, -31.53
xyY0.24, 0.29, 44.21
Hunter-Lab66.49, -16.05, -17.24
RYB45.49%, 61.77%, 84.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#74BBD8 on a dark background: contrast 9.84:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#74BBD8 on a light background: contrast 2.13:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #74BBD8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#74BBD8 · #BBDEEC · #3595BB · #D89074 · #ECC9BB

Analogous palette

#74D890 · #74D8C2 · #74BBD8 · #7489D8 · #9074D8

Triadic palette

#74BBD8 · #D874BB · #BBD874 · #BBDEEC · #ECBBDE

Tetradic palette

#74BBD8 · #C274D8 · #D89074 · #89D874 · #3595BB

Monochromatic palette

#276F8B · #389EC7 · #74BBD8 · #AFD8E9 · #EBF5F9

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